Beowulf Vocabulary

an old English bard or poet

• scop

• wyrd

• wergild

• poppit

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Anglo- Saxon idea of paying for a lost or taken life; whoever is responsible for the death, even if accidental "blood price"

• scop

• wyrd

• wergild

• poppit

fate, as personified by any of the three sisters

• scop

• wyrd

• wergild

• poppit

alcoholic beverage, similar to wine but made from honey

• bora bora

• fuzzy navel

• mead

• crazy cow

state of being alertly watchful, especially to avoid danger

• transience

• prowess

• vigilance

• vengeance

state of being alertly watchful, especially to avoid danger;

• vigilance

• transience

• prowess

• infamous

famous for doing something bad

• prowess

• vengeance

• vigilance

• infamous

skill or great ability

• prowess

• vengeance

• vigilance

• infamous

loyalty of the men to their king, and the king rewarding the men for their courage

• epithet

• kenning

• epic

• Code of Honor

two hyphenated words that take the place of a noun

• epithet

• kenning

• epic

• Code of Honor